Marie of Lusignan or Marie I de Lusignan (died in

Poitou Poitou (, , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe. Geography The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...

, 1 October 1260; buried at the Abbey of Foucarmont), was the only child of Raoul II of Lusignan and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux. She became Dame d'

Exoudun Exoudun is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. History During the Middle Ages, Lordship of Exoudun was held in succession by several noble families, including the Lusignans The House ...

, Countess of Eu on the death of her father in 1246. She was married around 1249 to

Alphonso of Brienne Alfonso of Brienne, called Alphonse d'Acre (c. 1228 – 14 September 1270), was the son of John of Brienne and Berengaria of León, born in Acre. Alfonso took part in the Seventh Crusade (1248) as a squire. By his marriage (before 1250) to ...

who became

Count of Eu Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

by this marriage. Marie and Alphonso had at least two children: *

John I of Brienne, Count of Eu John I of Brienne (died 12 June 1294) was the son of Alphonso of Brienne and Marie de Lusigan. His mother was the heiress of Eu, Seine-Maritime, and he succeeded his father as Count of Eu in 1270. He married Beatrice, the daughter of Guy III, ...

* Blanche, Abbess of Maubuisson

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marie Of Lusignan 1260 deaths House of Brienne House of Lusignan Eu, Countess of, Marie of Lusignan 13th-century women rulers Counts of Eu